Framing Sloped Roof Garage

A flat roof has a slope of 1 8 per foot to 2 12.

Framing sloped roof garage.

Wood garage door framing sheathing and wood siding need to be 6 in. Trim the angle to fit and screw the ridge rafter to the first truss and roof plates. Complete the tie in by installing a pair of rafters. Pitch is the amount of angle or slope the roof has.

The framing should be exactly 3 4 in. Next measure for the ridge estimate the angle and cut it a little long. In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following. Think of a flattened hip roof.

This is denoted two ways a 1 3 or 1 4 pitch in fractions and a 6 12 pitch in inches which means the roof rises 6 inches for each 12 inches of run. This will give the framing square the angle you need to make the ridge cut. Of base material laid down and compacted. From the final grade vinyl siding can be touching the ground and fiber cement can be within 2 in.

Concrete with a 4 000 psi mixture. If both walls are the same height you can either raise one by adding plates to it or you can build a frame for the wall separately and then install this on top of the wall. Once your walls are uneven you can build a slanted roof to fit. B 2 pieces of 2 4 lumber 36 1 4 1 piece of 2 6 lumber 260 top ridge.

Above the top of the trusses. A slanted shed roof can easily be built if one of the walls of the shed stands taller than the opposite one. It is not ideal for snow or heavy rain but modern materials and proper drainage have helped. If you build a flat roof try to have it slope in multiple directions to drains or gutters.

Screw the roof plates through the roof boards into the rafters below. Four to 6 in. C 30 pieces of 2 4 lumber 97 1 4 14 pieces 6 1 2 rafters.